Dad diagnosed with throat cancer

Hi Nae and welcome to the community. Sorry you have found yourself here.

Please stay with us and you will find a fair bit of help advice and support here in this community. No question is silly.

HERE is the main support page on Macmillan. You might like to browse through.

Also the support line is open from 8am to 8pm every day 0808 808 00 00 and you can find somebody to talk to there.

Maggies Centres are located all over the UK and there may be one near your Dad's hospital. They are great drop in centres with lots of support, holistic help or just a friendly face and a cuppa. They are open to patients and carers

You can also contact THE SWALLOWS Head and Neck Cancer Support Group which is manned 24 hours a day. There's no computer voices to get through just a proper person ...Sharon. They have saved many a crisis in the middle of the night so don't be frightened of calling them. Chris, Sharon's husband, is a throat cancer survivor himself. Most of the calls they get are actually from carers like yourself.

Just click on the red links I've created take you to the relevant websites

Best wishes and keep in touch

Also....your Dad will have been allocated a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) make sure you have the contact number. Mine has been great and has helped me whenever I needed it. It will be worth making sure your Dad has allowed his medical team to speak with you about his condition too.